To support UNICEF in positioning and operationalizing the Heads of State Initiatives (HoSI) as a flagship mechanism for accelerating political commitment, financing, and accountability in the WASH sector. The consultant will provide technical, advocacy, and coordination support to UNICEF’s WASH Partnerships and Advocacy and WASH Systems and Governance teams in advancing the Heads of State Initiatives (HoSi), ASWA III programme priorities, and global engagements with key partners (Sanitation and Water for All) and major events (UN 2026 Water Conference), while ensuring coherence between political advocacy, systems strengthening, and UNICEF’s global advocacy plan.
COE Nairobi is seeking qualified candidates for the consultancy on Hand Hygiene and WASH in Schools, Global Practice for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Nairobi, Kenya, remote with travel for 6.5 months.
The WASH Officer works as part of a team of WASH Officers at the Dnipro Field Office, coordinating closely with colleagues covering complementary geographic and thematic areas. The WASH Officer is expected to operate with a significant degree of autonomy in their assigned area of responsibility, while contributing to team-wide programme coordination. The WASH Officer provides technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The Officer prepares, manages and implements a variety of technical and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme.
WASH Officer is accountable for professional technical contribution to programme/project design, planning, administration, monitoring, and evaluation of WASH programme/project activities, data analysis and progress reporting, and commitment to the enhancement of teamwork and capacity building, in support of the achievement of planned objectives of the work plan, aligned with country programme goals and strategy
L’UNICEF Haïti est à la recherche de trois stagiaires ayant un intérêt marqué pour le secteur de l’Eau, de l’Assainissement et de l’Hygiène (EPAH/WASH). Cette offre s’adresse aux étudiants, aux ingénieurs juniors et aux jeunes diplômés en ingénierie souhaitant acquérir une expérience pratique dans le domaine de l’EPAH tout en contribuant à l’action humanitaire.
Basés dans leurs bureaux respectifs à Port-au-Prince, Les Cayes et Gonaïves, les stagiaires rejoindront l’équipe EPAH de l’UNICEF Haïti et collaboreront étroitement avec les équipes des bureaux de terrain. Ils contribueront aux activités de la section EPAH en apportant un appui technique et opérationnel, dans le respect des procédures, des normes et des principes de l’UNICEF. Vous êtes passionné(e) par l’EPAH et souhaitez contribuer à une cause qui compte ? Nous serions ravis d’en savoir plus sur vous !
L’UNICEF a été sélectionné par le Ministère de l’Education Nationale (MEN), avec l’AFD et la Banque Mondiale, comme l’un des trois Agents Partenaires du STG en vue de l’accompagner pour la mise en oeuvre du Programme Intégré pour la Transformation des Apprentissages Fondamentaux (PITAF) sur la période 2025-2029, programme développé en lien avecle document de Pacte de Partenariat de Madagascar. L’appui de l’UNICEF au MEN porte le Sous-programme 1 pour un budget de 25,072 millions USD. De plus, l’UNICEF est l’Agent Partenaire pour appuyer le MEN dans la mise en oeuvre du Programme du financement à Effet Multiplicateur (MLT) sur la période 2026-2029, complémentaire du PITAF.
The objective of this consultancy is to support the operationalisation of a coordinated, decentralised, and data-driven rural WASH system in Lesotho by strengthening planning, monitoring, and coordination mechanisms across national, district, and community levels.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide ongoing subject-specific technical support to the MoES for the development, piloting, finalization, and institutionalization of CBE-aligned Math and Geometry TLMs for Grades 7 and 8, building on results achieved under Phase I and ensuring coherence, sequencing, and quality across the curriculum, CPL, and assessment workstreams of Component 2.
To conduct an independent Final evaluation of “The implementation of the National Child Protection Programme for 2022–2026”, UNICEF is seeking a team of an International Consultant – Evaluation Team Leader and a National consultant (under a separate ToR). The Team Leader will oversee the entire evaluation process, ensuring alignment with objectives and timelines, and maintaining quality and compliance with evaluation standards.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Government to develop a comprehensive costing framework for the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of the European Child Guarantee in the Republic of Moldova, covering the period 2027–2030.
Make a lasting impact in the Central African Republic.Join UNICEF in Bangui and across the country to strengthen child protection, education, and health systems. Your expertise can help build resilience and hope for children and families.
To support the achievement of health outcomes under the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, the Health Programme Team will develop and implement a Knowledge and Research Approach aligned with corporate standards to strengthen the work of the UNICEF health workforce across Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and country offices. The Center of Excellence needs robust, rigorous and in some cases, empirical evidence to support the technical assistance provided. UNICEF Country offices need increased knowledge access to achieve quality programming and CoEs need mechanisms and feedback loops to return country knowledge for organizational decision making. UNICEF partners need to be clear on UNICEF knowledge positions, production and stance. Strategic vision, systems and processes are needed to grow this knowledge evidence base and make use of new technologies such as AI and others optimally, to crawl through evidence tracks. Evidence tracks need cohesion with webinars and policy papers disseminated. There needs systems coherence across sections. This Knowledge and research Approach needs to provide an institutionalized way of growing, synergizing and governing evidence generation of child thought leadership as well as children’s program implementation, for optimal programming and advocacy for children. UNICEF has developed a TA Hub with an AI function to search evidence and this is a new development internally but how much of this valuable information can also be shared externally will need to be considered in this new Knowledge and research Approach.
UNICEF seeks to recruit a dedicated consultant to develop a national climate change adaptation plan for the education sector that helps to maximize co-benefits between efforts to ensure quality and equitable education for all, to build climate resilience and to restore environmental integrity across the education sector. The body of work must be aligned with the new National Education Action Plan of 2027-2031 as a way to operationalise national climate adaptation goals into education sector planning. As well as the National Adaptation Plan for the Solomon Islands process which will run at the same time.
Climate change disproportionately affects women and girls, exacerbating existing gender inequalities and increasing vulnerabilities during climate-related shocks and stresses. Structural barriers, discriminatory gender norms, unequal access to resources and services, and limited participation in decision-making processes place women and girls at heightened risk in the context of climate change and disasters. Women and girls often face unequal access to climate information, early warning systems, and recovery support, while also carrying disproportionate caregiving responsibilities during crises.
Certain groups, including adolescent girls, women and girls with disabilities, Indigenous populations, migrant communities, and those living in poverty, may experience compounded risks due to intersecting forms of discrimination and exclusion. At the same time, women and girls are critical agents of change and play a central role in strengthening climate resilience, adaptation, and community recovery efforts.
UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029, Gender Equality Action Plan (2026–2039), and Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan (2023-2030) emphasize the importance of integrating gender equality and adolescent-responsive approaches across climate and resilience programming. UNICEF’s programming increasingly recognizes that climate action must move beyond gender-responsive approaches toward gender-responsive programming that addresses unequal power relations, harmful social norms, and systemic barriers limiting women’s and girls’ participation, leadership, and access to opportunities.
UNICEF Centre of Excellence for Climate Resilience for Children is seeking a consultant to support the development, implementation, and operationalization of gender-responsive climate resilience programming across policy, systems strengthening, sectoral programming, and institutional capacity development.
UNICEF is looking to hire Director, Division of Global Communication and Advocacy. The mission of UNICEF is to promote the survival, well-being and rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. As the custodian of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history, UNICEF has helped transform countless children’s lives around the world. In 1965, the organization won the Nobel Prize for its work in ensuring millions of children survive and thrive and are enabled to reach their full potential. With our multisectoral programs around the world, ranging from education, nutrition, health, water and sanitation, social protection and child protection, and working with partners far and wide, UNICEF has been able to reduce child mortality 50% since 2000.
The overall purpose of this assignment is to provide strategic and technical support to strengthen the organization’s resource mobilization positioning and fundraising readiness within an evolving and increasingly competitive donor financing landscape.
The assignment will support the scoping and analysis of donor priorities, funding trends, and partnership opportunities to inform the initial development of a comprehensive Resource Mobilization Strategy aligned with UNICEF Malawi's programmatic priorities in the context of re-prioritization.
In addition, in the context of the absence of a Reports Officer, the Resource Mobilization Specialist will provide technical support in the preparation, review, quality assurance, and refinement of donor reports, proposals, and related resource mobilization documents to ensure consistency, accuracy, quality, and compliance with donor requirements. This will help to ensure continuity in donor communications and reporting obligations.
The Guinea-Bissau education system is beset by several structural constraints that severely limit children and youth’s ability to exercise their right to a quality education. Compounding this problem are the lack of public spaces for children and youth to congregate and engage in sports and recreation activities. While the population of Bissau has grown rapidly, more than doubling from 224,789 in 2021 to 525,478 in 2023 (and increasing from 78,676 to 183,917 for the 10-18 age group over the same period), the number of school-based or public multi-sports sports complexes has not increased. Furthermore, existing public recreation infrastructure is not effectively managed nor well-maintained, resulting in low-quality facilities that offer little programming or activities, particularly for marginalized groups. Therefore, children and young people in Guinea-Bissau are beset by interlocking challenges: the low quality and availability of education not only constrains the development of key academic and life skills and limits future opportunities, but youth also have few places outside of school to interact and grow and develop transversal and transferable skills.UNICEF, with funding from the French Development Agency (AFD), will implement a project to increase retention and completion rates, improve physical health, and strengthen transversal skills for students at the Agostinho Neto Secondary School, the Kwame Nkrumah Secondary School, the Rui Barcelo da Cunha secondary school, and the Salvador Allende Primary School, as well as children and youth in the Bairro Reno neighbourhood of Bissau (with a focus on adolescent girls and other marginalized groups).To achieve this goal, UNICEF will rehabilitate sports and academic infrastructure and develop a community management model to oversee the efficient administration of sports facilities and provide high-quality Sports for Development programming.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
To support UNICEF in positioning and operationalizing the Heads of State Initiatives (HoSI) as a flagship mechanism for accelerating political commitment, financing, and accountability in the WASH sector. The consultant will provide technical, advocacy, and coordination support to UNICEF’s WASH Partnerships and Advocacy and WASH Systems and Governance teams in advancing the Heads of State Initiatives (HoSi), ASWA III programme priorities, and global engagements with key partners (Sanitation and Water for All) and major events (UN 2026 Water Conference), while ensuring coherence between political advocacy, systems strengthening, and UNICEF’s global advocacy plan.
COE Nairobi is seeking qualified candidates for the consultancy on Hand Hygiene and WASH in Schools, Global Practice for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Nairobi, Kenya, remote with travel for 6.5 months.
The WASH Officer works as part of a team of WASH Officers at the Dnipro Field Office, coordinating closely with colleagues covering complementary geographic and thematic areas. The WASH Officer is expected to operate with a significant degree of autonomy in their assigned area of responsibility, while contributing to team-wide programme coordination. The WASH Officer provides technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The Officer prepares, manages and implements a variety of technical and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme.
WASH Officer is accountable for professional technical contribution to programme/project design, planning, administration, monitoring, and evaluation of WASH programme/project activities, data analysis and progress reporting, and commitment to the enhancement of teamwork and capacity building, in support of the achievement of planned objectives of the work plan, aligned with country programme goals and strategy
L’UNICEF Haïti est à la recherche de trois stagiaires ayant un intérêt marqué pour le secteur de l’Eau, de l’Assainissement et de l’Hygiène (EPAH/WASH). Cette offre s’adresse aux étudiants, aux ingénieurs juniors et aux jeunes diplômés en ingénierie souhaitant acquérir une expérience pratique dans le domaine de l’EPAH tout en contribuant à l’action humanitaire.
Basés dans leurs bureaux respectifs à Port-au-Prince, Les Cayes et Gonaïves, les stagiaires rejoindront l’équipe EPAH de l’UNICEF Haïti et collaboreront étroitement avec les équipes des bureaux de terrain. Ils contribueront aux activités de la section EPAH en apportant un appui technique et opérationnel, dans le respect des procédures, des normes et des principes de l’UNICEF. Vous êtes passionné(e) par l’EPAH et souhaitez contribuer à une cause qui compte ? Nous serions ravis d’en savoir plus sur vous !
L’UNICEF a été sélectionné par le Ministère de l’Education Nationale (MEN), avec l’AFD et la Banque Mondiale, comme l’un des trois Agents Partenaires du STG en vue de l’accompagner pour la mise en oeuvre du Programme Intégré pour la Transformation des Apprentissages Fondamentaux (PITAF) sur la période 2025-2029, programme développé en lien avecle document de Pacte de Partenariat de Madagascar. L’appui de l’UNICEF au MEN porte le Sous-programme 1 pour un budget de 25,072 millions USD. De plus, l’UNICEF est l’Agent Partenaire pour appuyer le MEN dans la mise en oeuvre du Programme du financement à Effet Multiplicateur (MLT) sur la période 2026-2029, complémentaire du PITAF.
The objective of this consultancy is to support the operationalisation of a coordinated, decentralised, and data-driven rural WASH system in Lesotho by strengthening planning, monitoring, and coordination mechanisms across national, district, and community levels.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide ongoing subject-specific technical support to the MoES for the development, piloting, finalization, and institutionalization of CBE-aligned Math and Geometry TLMs for Grades 7 and 8, building on results achieved under Phase I and ensuring coherence, sequencing, and quality across the curriculum, CPL, and assessment workstreams of Component 2.
To conduct an independent Final evaluation of “The implementation of the National Child Protection Programme for 2022–2026”, UNICEF is seeking a team of an International Consultant – Evaluation Team Leader and a National consultant (under a separate ToR). The Team Leader will oversee the entire evaluation process, ensuring alignment with objectives and timelines, and maintaining quality and compliance with evaluation standards.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Government to develop a comprehensive costing framework for the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of the European Child Guarantee in the Republic of Moldova, covering the period 2027–2030.
Make a lasting impact in the Central African Republic.Join UNICEF in Bangui and across the country to strengthen child protection, education, and health systems. Your expertise can help build resilience and hope for children and families.
To support the achievement of health outcomes under the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, the Health Programme Team will develop and implement a Knowledge and Research Approach aligned with corporate standards to strengthen the work of the UNICEF health workforce across Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and country offices. The Center of Excellence needs robust, rigorous and in some cases, empirical evidence to support the technical assistance provided. UNICEF Country offices need increased knowledge access to achieve quality programming and CoEs need mechanisms and feedback loops to return country knowledge for organizational decision making. UNICEF partners need to be clear on UNICEF knowledge positions, production and stance. Strategic vision, systems and processes are needed to grow this knowledge evidence base and make use of new technologies such as AI and others optimally, to crawl through evidence tracks. Evidence tracks need cohesion with webinars and policy papers disseminated. There needs systems coherence across sections. This Knowledge and research Approach needs to provide an institutionalized way of growing, synergizing and governing evidence generation of child thought leadership as well as children’s program implementation, for optimal programming and advocacy for children. UNICEF has developed a TA Hub with an AI function to search evidence and this is a new development internally but how much of this valuable information can also be shared externally will need to be considered in this new Knowledge and research Approach.
UNICEF seeks to recruit a dedicated consultant to develop a national climate change adaptation plan for the education sector that helps to maximize co-benefits between efforts to ensure quality and equitable education for all, to build climate resilience and to restore environmental integrity across the education sector. The body of work must be aligned with the new National Education Action Plan of 2027-2031 as a way to operationalise national climate adaptation goals into education sector planning. As well as the National Adaptation Plan for the Solomon Islands process which will run at the same time.
Climate change disproportionately affects women and girls, exacerbating existing gender inequalities and increasing vulnerabilities during climate-related shocks and stresses. Structural barriers, discriminatory gender norms, unequal access to resources and services, and limited participation in decision-making processes place women and girls at heightened risk in the context of climate change and disasters. Women and girls often face unequal access to climate information, early warning systems, and recovery support, while also carrying disproportionate caregiving responsibilities during crises.
Certain groups, including adolescent girls, women and girls with disabilities, Indigenous populations, migrant communities, and those living in poverty, may experience compounded risks due to intersecting forms of discrimination and exclusion. At the same time, women and girls are critical agents of change and play a central role in strengthening climate resilience, adaptation, and community recovery efforts.
UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029, Gender Equality Action Plan (2026–2039), and Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan (2023-2030) emphasize the importance of integrating gender equality and adolescent-responsive approaches across climate and resilience programming. UNICEF’s programming increasingly recognizes that climate action must move beyond gender-responsive approaches toward gender-responsive programming that addresses unequal power relations, harmful social norms, and systemic barriers limiting women’s and girls’ participation, leadership, and access to opportunities.
UNICEF Centre of Excellence for Climate Resilience for Children is seeking a consultant to support the development, implementation, and operationalization of gender-responsive climate resilience programming across policy, systems strengthening, sectoral programming, and institutional capacity development.
UNICEF is looking to hire Director, Division of Global Communication and Advocacy. The mission of UNICEF is to promote the survival, well-being and rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. As the custodian of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history, UNICEF has helped transform countless children’s lives around the world. In 1965, the organization won the Nobel Prize for its work in ensuring millions of children survive and thrive and are enabled to reach their full potential. With our multisectoral programs around the world, ranging from education, nutrition, health, water and sanitation, social protection and child protection, and working with partners far and wide, UNICEF has been able to reduce child mortality 50% since 2000.
The overall purpose of this assignment is to provide strategic and technical support to strengthen the organization’s resource mobilization positioning and fundraising readiness within an evolving and increasingly competitive donor financing landscape.
The assignment will support the scoping and analysis of donor priorities, funding trends, and partnership opportunities to inform the initial development of a comprehensive Resource Mobilization Strategy aligned with UNICEF Malawi's programmatic priorities in the context of re-prioritization.
In addition, in the context of the absence of a Reports Officer, the Resource Mobilization Specialist will provide technical support in the preparation, review, quality assurance, and refinement of donor reports, proposals, and related resource mobilization documents to ensure consistency, accuracy, quality, and compliance with donor requirements. This will help to ensure continuity in donor communications and reporting obligations.
The Guinea-Bissau education system is beset by several structural constraints that severely limit children and youth’s ability to exercise their right to a quality education. Compounding this problem are the lack of public spaces for children and youth to congregate and engage in sports and recreation activities. While the population of Bissau has grown rapidly, more than doubling from 224,789 in 2021 to 525,478 in 2023 (and increasing from 78,676 to 183,917 for the 10-18 age group over the same period), the number of school-based or public multi-sports sports complexes has not increased. Furthermore, existing public recreation infrastructure is not effectively managed nor well-maintained, resulting in low-quality facilities that offer little programming or activities, particularly for marginalized groups. Therefore, children and young people in Guinea-Bissau are beset by interlocking challenges: the low quality and availability of education not only constrains the development of key academic and life skills and limits future opportunities, but youth also have few places outside of school to interact and grow and develop transversal and transferable skills.UNICEF, with funding from the French Development Agency (AFD), will implement a project to increase retention and completion rates, improve physical health, and strengthen transversal skills for students at the Agostinho Neto Secondary School, the Kwame Nkrumah Secondary School, the Rui Barcelo da Cunha secondary school, and the Salvador Allende Primary School, as well as children and youth in the Bairro Reno neighbourhood of Bissau (with a focus on adolescent girls and other marginalized groups).To achieve this goal, UNICEF will rehabilitate sports and academic infrastructure and develop a community management model to oversee the efficient administration of sports facilities and provide high-quality Sports for Development programming.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
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